What is the area of Egypt?
Egypt covers an area of 1.01 million km², making it the 30th largest country in the world and the 3rd largest country in Africa after Algeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Comparison with other territories
With its 1,010,000 km², Egypt represents nearly twice the area of metropolitan France (550,000 km²). The Egyptian territory extends over a length of approximately 1,000 km from north to south.
Geographic distribution
- Western Desert: represents approximately 68% of the territory
- Eastern Desert: between the Nile and the Red Sea
- Nile Valley and Delta: only 4% of the area but concentrates 95% of the population
- Sinai Peninsula: approximately 61,000 km²
Key takeaways
Despite this vast area, only a small part of Egyptian territory is habitable and arable, mainly along the Nile. The rest consists of arid deserts.